VMware VCENTER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 5.3 Getting Started Manual page 4

vCenter Configuration Manager Installation and Getting Started Guide
Launching and Logging Onto VCM
How to Launch VCM and Log On
Getting Familiar with the Portal
General Information Bar
Portal Toolbar
Sliders
Where to Go Next
Getting Started with VCM
Discover, License, and Install Windows Machines
Verifying Available Domains
Checking the Network Authority
Assigning Network Authority Accounts
Discovering Windows Machines
Licensing Windows Machines
Installing the VCM Windows Agent on your Windows Machines
Performing an Initial Collection
Exploring Windows Collection Results
Getting Started Collecting Windows Custom Information
Discover, License, and Install UNIX/Linux Machines
Adding UNIX/Linux Machines
Licensing UNIX/Linux Machines
Installing the Agent on UNIX/Linux Machines
Performing a UNIX/Linux Collection
Exploring UNIX/Linux Collection Results
Discover, License, and Install Mac OS X Machines
Getting Started with VCM for Mac OS X
Adding Mac OS X Machines
Licensing Mac OS X Machines
Installing the Agent on Mac OS X Machines
Performing a Mac OS X Collection
Exploring Mac OS X Collection Results
Discover, License, and Collect Oracle Data from UNIX Machines
Adding UNIX Machines Hosting Oracle and Installing the Agent
Discovering Oracle Instances
Creating the Oracle Collection User Account
Performing an Oracle Collection
Exploring Oracle Collection Results
Reference Information about Oracle
Customize VCM for your Environment
How to Set Up and Use VCM Auditing
Getting Started with VCM for Virtualization
Virtual Environment Configuration
ESX 2.5/3.x,vSphere 4, and ESXi Servers Collections
vCenter Server Collections
Configuring Agent Proxy Virtualization Collections
Configuring Agent Proxy Machines
Licensing Agent Proxy Machines
Installing the Agent on the Agent Proxy Machine
Performing a Collection Using the Machines Data Type
Installing Agent Proxies
Configuring ESX/vSphere Servers
Copying Files to the ESX/vSphere Server
Running Scripts on the ESX/vSphere Server
Adding ESX/vSphere Servers to VCM
Licensing the ESX/vSphere Server in VCM
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